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important for us, you are a priority for us. we understand what you are going through. and we are showing that we care. moreover her presence in haiti will help to paper over any hard feengs, you know, friction that may have occurred between some people who are in charge of the airport in port-au-prince and who now see that this is going into american hands. but they should know that this is temporary situation, just to help us get through this hard period. it doesn't mean america is taking over haiti. >> you mentioned friction, hard feelings, can you elaborate on that? >> i know that some people, you know, for the past two days, there were problems that planes could not land at the airport. and i understand that as you said today there is a memorandum of understanding that was signed that had to be worked out. because some of the airport officials thought they were still in control but you know, in control in what way? now that they, the u.s. airborne and other units are coming, u.s. 82nd airborne, they have more equipment, mor
important for us, you are a priority for us. we understand what you are going through. and we are showing that we care. moreover her presence in haiti will help to paper over any hard feengs, you know, friction that may have occurred between some people who are in charge of the airport in port-au-prince and who now see that this is going into american hands. but they should know that this is temporary situation, just to help us get through this hard period. it doesn't mean america is taking...
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and it injured five of us, some of use more severely than others, she's the most severe. >> reporter: 60 miles outside the capital, workers at the hospital of the immaculate conception, struggled to keep up with patients pouring in. >> this is blood all over the floor. >> reporter: a pastor at a nearby church shot this video showing some of the injured being treated. many had head wounds and broken limbs. some of the injured, turned away from the overwhelmed hospitals, had to spend the night in their cars. they faced a rising risk of infection and complications from broken bones in 90-degree daytime heat. the danger of disease was heightened by growing numbers of bodies in the streets. the morgue at the general hospital was full by morning, 1,500 bodies were placed outside, with more coming in. tent cities grew, filling up with thousands of people who lost their homes in the quake. others were to fearful of aftershocks to seek shelter indoors. >> having another aftershock, and people are waving their hands as the ground shakes. >> reporter: one of the largest camps was set up across f
and it injured five of us, some of use more severely than others, she's the most severe. >> reporter: 60 miles outside the capital, workers at the hospital of the immaculate conception, struggled to keep up with patients pouring in. >> this is blood all over the floor. >> reporter: a pastor at a nearby church shot this video showing some of the injured being treated. many had head wounds and broken limbs. some of the injured, turned away from the overwhelmed hospitals, had to...
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is a powder, it's what abdulmutallab tried to use on 12/25. it's what richard reid, the shoe bomber, tried to use previously. and it's very hard to detect. it's not obvious that these devices would have found it. >> suarez: but mahesh argues the steps taken to ensure privacy-- like blurring faces-- render people anonymous. >> what happens is, like, the person who is asking the public to scan is not there next to the scanner, he's there remotely. so, there's less chances of somebody seeing a supermodel next to the scanner, and next seeing their image and trying to sell it off to "the national enquirer" and all of those things, that has been the concern of the public, but to avoid those things. >> suarez: for rotenberg, that is just not good enough. >> i think the t.s.a. has been very misleading on this point. in fact, they're going to detect prosthetics, mastectomy scars, they're going to detect sex change operations, adult incontinence. those are the types of images that will be available to the t.s.a. operators. >> suarez: at baltimore washin
is a powder, it's what abdulmutallab tried to use on 12/25. it's what richard reid, the shoe bomber, tried to use previously. and it's very hard to detect. it's not obvious that these devices would have found it. >> suarez: but mahesh argues the steps taken to ensure privacy-- like blurring faces-- render people anonymous. >> what happens is, like, the person who is asking the public to scan is not there next to the scanner, he's there remotely. so, there's less chances of somebody...
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used properly or not? >> one of the most important things to look at is does the charity have experience working in a place like haiti? that's the most important research thing you can do. have they already done things? do they have a track record? you can look at things too. there are plenty of websites that say how much overhead cost does the charity provide? really you want to look at results. what is it that the charity has accomplished? have they been there before? this is not a tragedy where people can parachute in and do good no matter how experienced they are. they have to have relationship s with the community. that's probably the most important thing that experienced thing to look at. >> suarez: quickly and conversely, what should raise your suspicions? what kinds of pitches should you be wary of. >> some of the pitches that say 100% of your donation goes to charity. that is too good to be true. links in email, people you don't know. go to the website. goog google it yourself. a lot of people wil
used properly or not? >> one of the most important things to look at is does the charity have experience working in a place like haiti? that's the most important research thing you can do. have they already done things? do they have a track record? you can look at things too. there are plenty of websites that say how much overhead cost does the charity provide? really you want to look at results. what is it that the charity has accomplished? have they been there before? this is not a...
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to use it. the fact is steroids enhance your performance in baseball and in hitting the ball farther in many many different ways. there are actually preliminary studys that show even years after habitual steroid users stop using steroids their muscle enhancement remain even after they've stopped using. >> lehrer: is mark maguire going to pay any price or penalty for having admitted he did this? >> it doesn't look like it. i think he'll be greeted in st. louis with open arms. it would be a precedent if baseball were to strip him of any of his records because there are other slug he ... sluggers who have tested pos positive or admitted to drug use and this haven't been stripped of records. you get into the dirty business of how to parse out justice basically. it doesn't look that way at the moment. >> lehrer: from the legal standpoint as we've said in the set-up piece marion jones went to jail for lying and barry bonds faces that similar charge but it wasn't... it's not for the drug use. it's for
to use it. the fact is steroids enhance your performance in baseball and in hitting the ball farther in many many different ways. there are actually preliminary studys that show even years after habitual steroid users stop using steroids their muscle enhancement remain even after they've stopped using. >> lehrer: is mark maguire going to pay any price or penalty for having admitted he did this? >> it doesn't look like it. i think he'll be greeted in st. louis with open arms. it...
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>> i think we do. >> warner: or is that actually very useful. >> it is useful. but at times it become it's the end-all, be-all, almost as if we want to declare an victory if we get one, twoo three individuals that will not give us victory it is important how we define victory and for me that is creating stability and in an areas where these people can't thrive and grow. if you are fighting a counterinsurgency you have to deny the population to the enemy. and that becomes the most important part. not just securing the population, but denying their support and goodwill. >> warner: you describe it almost like a cancer that then sprouts up, takes root in other areas. >> it is like a cancer. >> woodruff: . >> warner: where is another area we are not paying enough attention to. >> it is hard to anticipate. i could see sub sahhar ran africa becoming a problem. we are paying tension but it becomes a resource issue. the intelligence community doesn't have the resources to hit everything with the full trening it wants to, we are commited with afghanistan and pakistan. we
>> i think we do. >> warner: or is that actually very useful. >> it is useful. but at times it become it's the end-all, be-all, almost as if we want to declare an victory if we get one, twoo three individuals that will not give us victory it is important how we define victory and for me that is creating stability and in an areas where these people can't thrive and grow. if you are fighting a counterinsurgency you have to deny the population to the enemy. and that becomes the...
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instead of permitting us to move to the so-called black coach, he put us off the train in the woods. >> charlie: unbelievable. >> and i did not know what was happening except i began to cry, because i was out there in the woods -- my mother was with me, and my sister, we had to trudge our way back -- we were still closer to renniesville than that kota, the town we were going, so we were trudging our way back to renniesville and i was crying and my mother said "what are you crying for?" i said "the man put us off the train." i was six years old. she said, "oh, that?" she said, "he put us off the train because he didn't regard us as being good enough to sit where we were, since that was for white people," and she said, "but you mustn't cry about that. she said, "if you have any energy, i want you to use it proving to yourself, and to everyone else, that you are as good as any of those people on that train regardless of their color." she said, "you dry those tears and i don't want you crying about that anymore," and i have not cried about that anymore. >> i don't think being the party i
instead of permitting us to move to the so-called black coach, he put us off the train in the woods. >> charlie: unbelievable. >> and i did not know what was happening except i began to cry, because i was out there in the woods -- my mother was with me, and my sister, we had to trudge our way back -- we were still closer to renniesville than that kota, the town we were going, so we were trudging our way back to renniesville and i was crying and my mother said "what are you...
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. >> this is the engine that bnsf, the engine that connects us. bank of america-- committed to helping the nation's economic recovery. pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: president obama road tested his new focus on jobs and the economy today. margaret warner begins our coverage of the tune i don't know aftermath. >> reporter: the president was greeted with applause by a friendly audience in tampa, florida. he and vice president joe biden unveiled $8 billion in grants for high speed rail, part of their new focus on jobs creation the president said again he understands what americans are going through. >> last night i've spoken about where we need to go and i'v
. >> this is the engine that bnsf, the engine that connects us. bank of america-- committed to helping the nation's economic recovery. pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: president obama has made his latest statement on the government's response to the airliner bomb plot. he outlined findings this afternoon from security reviews he ordered, after the christmas day incident in detroit. here is some of what the president said. >> as i described over the weekend, elements of our intelligence community knewç that umar farouk abdulmutallab had traveled to yemen andç joined up with extremists there. it now turns out that our intelligence community knew of other redç flags that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula sought to strike not o
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the next part i think for us is going to be medical help. the medical infrastructure such as it is in port-au-prince has been clearly overwhelmed by the number of victims kbhz of course hospitals have been destroyed or badly damaged by the earthquake itself. those are two of the priorities we're facing but it is a very dramatic and huge tragedy for the people of haiti and exactly what they don't need after all they've been through. >> lehrer: mr. holmes, there have been estimates up to 30,000 in terms of the death toll. >> i'm leery of giving numbers. there are hbdz, probably thousands of dead but we simply don't know. i don't want to give you a figure. let's wait to see until we get a bit more information. whatever the exact figure sit's clearly a major tragedy. there will be a major humanitarian relief effort to be mounted as well as the search and rescue efforts i talked about so we will have a lot on our plates in the next few days. >> lehrer: what about the situation on port-au-prince. the united nations had peacepeacekeepers there. som
the next part i think for us is going to be medical help. the medical infrastructure such as it is in port-au-prince has been clearly overwhelmed by the number of victims kbhz of course hospitals have been destroyed or badly damaged by the earthquake itself. those are two of the priorities we're facing but it is a very dramatic and huge tragedy for the people of haiti and exactly what they don't need after all they've been through. >> lehrer: mr. holmes, there have been estimates up to...
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"we're hungry and they give us nothing," the people told us. this crowd is desperate for food and water, so its been trying all morning to break into this makeshift field hospital behind me. this morning, some surgeons from jamaica arrived with news that they would take some of the patients away. the earthquake was a week ago, but aid workers say lives are still being lost here with a lack of leadership to blame. >> ifill: a week into the disaster, we take a closer look at what's working, and what's not. the pan american health organization, which is part of the world health organization, is providing assistance on the ground. and its deputy director, dr. jon andrus, joins me now. welcome dr. andrus, thank you for joining us. one week later, what can you tell us about the level of coordination on the ground? we saw a lot of confusion in those pieces. >> we sure did. the level of coordination is something that started with immediately after the disaster the world came crash being down on haiti, a country that had very fragile infrastructure. so
"we're hungry and they give us nothing," the people told us. this crowd is desperate for food and water, so its been trying all morning to break into this makeshift field hospital behind me. this morning, some surgeons from jamaica arrived with news that they would take some of the patients away. the earthquake was a week ago, but aid workers say lives are still being lost here with a lack of leadership to blame. >> ifill: a week into the disaster, we take a closer look at...
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now they're using it at home. and the second big change is they used it not just to get information but to communicate with one another. so it became not simply an information exchange but a personal exchange, communication mechanism. people started talking and sending out information as well as receiving it. >> suarez: professor saffo, the biggest change or advance in the last ten years? >> i think ester got it right. it's just the sheer magnitude of what happened. it really came down to search, social media and smart phones. the fact that search was free and that social media was everyone talking to everyone else. don't underestimate the phone size. remember, in 1999, there were 500 million cell phones on this planet. today it's at 4.5 billion. that number looks to grow at about a billion a year. all of them will be smart. >> suarez: finally jaron lanier what stands out for you when the last ten years? >> technology now is equalized in the sense that what people can do themselves when they make a video it looks
now they're using it at home. and the second big change is they used it not just to get information but to communicate with one another. so it became not simply an information exchange but a personal exchange, communication mechanism. people started talking and sending out information as well as receiving it. >> suarez: professor saffo, the biggest change or advance in the last ten years? >> i think ester got it right. it's just the sheer magnitude of what happened. it really came...
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because it boxes us in in ways that makes it difficult for us to work together. because our constituents start believing us. they don't know sometimes this is just politics what you guys, you know, or folks on my side do sometimes. so just a tone of civility instead of slash and burn would be helpful. thank you everybody. god bless the united states of america. thank you, everybody. (applause) >> woodruff: now, more on the president's appearance before house republicans-- someone who was there for it all, texas representative jeb hensarling. congressman hensarling, thanks for being with us and for standing out in the cold. what did you take away from this unusual session? >> well, you're right, judy, it was an unusual session. listen, the president deserves great credit for accepting our invitation. i'm glad that he did it. i'm hoping something good will come out of it. we've never seen any kind of outreach from speaker pelosi to attempt to work on a bipartisan basis. i hope we see one out of the president. there are some areas maybe we can work on. but i got to
because it boxes us in in ways that makes it difficult for us to work together. because our constituents start believing us. they don't know sometimes this is just politics what you guys, you know, or folks on my side do sometimes. so just a tone of civility instead of slash and burn would be helpful. thank you everybody. god bless the united states of america. thank you, everybody. (applause) >> woodruff: now, more on the president's appearance before house republicans-- someone who was...
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they want us to step up and do something serious. this is the most serious proposal and really i think the only one that's going to have any opportunity to be viable. sneeb we will come back and check on how that ball is moving up the hill. thank you both, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: now, for the other news of the day, we go to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: in iraq today, a suicide car bomber attacked a police crime lab in baghdad. at least 22 iraqis were killed and 80 more injured. rescue crews combed through the rubble and cleared debris, only to find most of the dead and injured were police officers. the blast follows the execution of saddam hussein's cousin, known as "chemical ali", and raised speculation that today's attacks were retaliation by sunni insurgents. but the top u.s. commander in iraq, army general ray odierno, said he saw "absolutely no connection" between the two. an american base inside kabul was the target of a suicide bomb attack. 14 people were wounded, including eight a
they want us to step up and do something serious. this is the most serious proposal and really i think the only one that's going to have any opportunity to be viable. sneeb we will come back and check on how that ball is moving up the hill. thank you both, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: now, for the other news of the day, we go to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: in iraq today, a suicide car bomber attacked a police crime lab in...
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this is to the about us. it's about the desire of people in china to speak freely. >> reporter: david lampton, the response, information imperialism, unjustified accusations, something akin to mind your own business, in a way. i mean did that surprise you? >> no. because information control is at the heart of the chinese strategy to maintain social stability. the internet provides a vehicle, a pathway for dispersed organizations across the territory as big as the united states to accord fate activity. and a number of years ago you may remember the falun gong organized itself electronically to surround the leadership headquarters unbeknownst to the chinese leadership until it occurred. they are dedicated to making sure that doesn't happen again. as as it gets to middle class growing very rapidly, they have rising expectations. people want more control over their destiny and the internet is a vehicle by which they can do that. so i think i what say in some sense if you look at what the foreign ministry said, th
this is to the about us. it's about the desire of people in china to speak freely. >> reporter: david lampton, the response, information imperialism, unjustified accusations, something akin to mind your own business, in a way. i mean did that surprise you? >> no. because information control is at the heart of the chinese strategy to maintain social stability. the internet provides a vehicle, a pathway for dispersed organizations across the territory as big as the united states to...
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that would take us to 2011 or 2012. the reason people think it will not raise for that long is, in fact, this aggressive response, this big stimulus package, the federal reserve move. nd so there is wide agreement, not unanimous but wide agreement that government policy has helped soften the downturn. the problem is at this point we're not going to get another huge stimulus package. we probably shouldn't get another huge stimulus package given the deficit fears that a lot of people have. so the responses the government will have at this point are muted. >> reporter: the president today had a targeted green job. >> the targeted green jobs which really isn't that big, right. we're talking about at most i think he said tens of thousands of jobs. and that is relative to what we've got in the economy right now. that is not going to fix things. i think we are going to see small moves by the administration to try to deal with the job market. and they will spend a lot of time talking about them, to convey the sense that they ar
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they just want us to solve problems. they want us to work on the things that they see right in front of them in their lives on the unemployment problem, on the-- yes, the cost of health care . on the cost of educating kids, on the mortgage crisis, and so on. that's where we're going to focus our time. and our attitude is, if you do the work, if you do the hard work of advocating for the american people and solving problems, that they will respond. >> ifill: david axelrod, senior varies to president >> lehrer: and to shields and brooks. syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. mark, how would you state the importance of this speech tonight? >> i think it's important, jim. i think it's a little bit of a recovery and rescue mission on the part of the president. he's definitely had a rough patch, and since massachusetts has been a spiraling loss of confidence in his own party, both sort of skeptical, doubtful about his administration, and maybe the course, and its ability to stay to cour
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it's a line of argument some of his critics used. the truth she has been through the campaign and as a president, somebody who can rise to the moment of a big speech. and he has given memorable speeches. i think one of the things they've learned is there are limits to that, that the bully pulpit may not be as strong as some might and think there is more to it than giving a speech. i think you saw in the deliberation deliberations over the afghanistan situation in which the president took a lot of criticisms throughout that process of whether he was dith or delaying or indecisive but came to to a conclusion that drew bipartisan praiseand support. not just for the speech but the decision he made. again, we don't know how the policy will work in practice, but the way he dealt with it says he is willing to do more than just give speeches. >> lehrer: we'll get back to the speech thing in a moment, but what about the point that dan just raised, the president has now said-- going back to the bombing crisis for a moment-- the president has n
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may use aliases, false passports,. and so we have to have a dual system of intense intelligence gathering with the types of skraening that will allow us to find the hidden explosives. and no system is perfect, unfortunately. >> lehrer: how do you feel about the fixes, mr. clarke? >> we've got a good system. it can be made better. the great news here is that the president of the united states is down in the weeds trying to make it better. i wish i had that when i was serving. but i think the scary news today is this al quite in the arabian peninsula has other people like this guy. >> lehrer: a lone guy, we haven't heard that much about. >> yeah, they have other what we call clean skins, people who we have no idea that they are involved. so their names are not in the database. aqap, apparently, has more of these people. they are not necessarily arabs. and they are still trying to attack the west outside of yemen. that's the big news. is that this is an ongoing threat. so we have to make the system better very quickly. >>
may use aliases, false passports,. and so we have to have a dual system of intense intelligence gathering with the types of skraening that will allow us to find the hidden explosives. and no system is perfect, unfortunately. >> lehrer: how do you feel about the fixes, mr. clarke? >> we've got a good system. it can be made better. the great news here is that the president of the united states is down in the weeds trying to make it better. i wish i had that when i was serving. but i...